Nats Make Contact With Hunter, Rowand

For what it’s worth, the Nationals recently made contact with the agents for center fielders Torii Hunter and Aaron Rowand. This really doesn’t mean much – I imagine such "initial contact" phone calls are happening all over the place but we only hear about a few of them.

I admit that this approach should engage Nationals fans this offseason, even if they don’t make a big signing. Is this really the right time to make a four or five-year commitment to a center fielder? It seems better to wait until more young talent develops and then make a strike.